Merry Christmas Westside community. May you enjoy these next two weeks with family, friends, and hopefully ample time to reflect on what this Advent season really celebrates, the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Good food, thoughtful presents, well decorated trees and great company all have their place this time of year. And yet we hope that you also build in times of remembrance for what happened in Bethlehem some two thousand years ago, the in-breaking of God’s son into our fallen world. May time to contemplate drive us to deep gratitude for our Savior, Messiah, Emmanuel and Lord.

The birth our Jesus Christ, a very first merry Christmas indeed!

Luke 2: 13 – 14 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

The Concert Choir presented a 45-minute concert in front of a packed house at The Grotto’s Festival of Lights on Sunday. The choir sang very well for this early in the year. Prior to departing for the Grotto, Joel Vermillion did a photo shoot for the choir and Mr. Fox to be included in the choir’s program for its guest appearance at the Oregon Music Educators Association annual conference on Friday, January 13th, at Beall Hall on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. On Friday night, Dec. 2nd, the choir performed to a huge audience at Washington Square.

You can hear our choirs and concert band this Monday night at Westside’s annual Christmas Concert and Art Show. The Art Show begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons, and the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. in Gym. Both events are free, so bring your friends!